Emily Heil | Daughters claim political legacy

2:56 AM,
Aug. 4, 2013

Alison Lundergan Grimes

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Emily Heil
| The Washington Post

WASHINGTON - American political dynasties historically have been built on power passed from fathers to sons, brothers to brothers, even husbands to wives: the Adamses, the Kennedys, the Bushes, the Clintons.

Now, it is the daughters' turn.

When Michelle Nunn announced her bid to become a U.S. senator from Georgia last month, she scrambled the usual red state/blue state political calculus, putting in play a seat that could tip the balance of power in the Senate. ...